Ngữ pháp JLPT N3
- Noun + から + Noun + にかけてfrom X through Y / over the span of
- Noun + 以外(に / には / は)other than / besides / except for
- Number + counter + おきにat intervals of / every other
- Noun / V plain non-past + ごとにevery / each / every time
- V plain / noun + の + 代わりにinstead of / in exchange for
- Plain form + んだからsince / because (emphatic)
- Plain form + わけがないthere's no way / it's impossible that
- しょうがない / しようがない (standalone)it can't be helped / nothing to do about it
- V-て / i-adj 〜くて / na-adj で + しょうがないcan't help feeling / unbearably
- V-て / i-adj 〜くて / na-adj で + しかたがないcan't help feeling / unbearably (more formal)
- Verb ます-stem + っこないabsolutely not / no way / there's no chance
- Phrase + なんてhow / such (a thing) as (often surprise, disdain, or dismissal)
- Noun + なんかthings like / (dismissive) such as
- Time period + ぶり(に)for the first time in / after X
- V ない-form + わけにはいかないcan't not do / have to (social or moral obligation)
- V plain non-past + わけにはいかないcan't afford to / can't simply do (due to circumstances)
- V plain / noun + の + ついでにwhile I'm at it / on the way / taking the opportunity
- Noun + をはじめ(として / とする)starting with / including / such as (representative example)
- V-て form + こそonly by / it is precisely by doing
- Plain form + ばかりでなくnot only X but also Y (formal)
- Plain form + だけでなくnot only X but also Y (neutral)
- Plain form + に決まっているit's definitely / of course / for sure
- V negative stem + ずに済むget by without / manage without having to
- Noun + に比べて / に比べcompared to / in comparison with
- V-て form + 初めてonly after / not until
- Noun + に当たるcorrespond to / be equivalent to / fall on (a day)
- たとえ + V-て form + もeven if (hypothetical emphatic)
- V-て form + ごらん(なさい)try doing (warm / parental suggestion)
- Plain form + ものだit's natural / should be / generally (general truth or tendency)
- Plain form + 気がするfeel like / have a feeling that